Article states, “Among America’s approximately 27,500 middle and high schools offering at least one foreign language, the proportion offering Chinese rose to 4 percent, from 1 percent, from 1997 to 2008, according to the survey, which was done by the Center for Applied Linguistics, a research group in Washington, and paid for by the federal Education Department.”  If your kids are attending the rest 96% of the middle and high schools which do not offer Chinese as foreign language, come to us.  Learning Chinese Online has proven to be the best way to learn the language.  If your kids are attending the 4% which offers Chinese as foreign lanuage, we can provide Chinese tutors for kids so they can truely master the langauge. 

We offer Colledge Board audited AP Chinese classes online in a small group setting also.  Yet,before your kid can enrolled in AP Chinese class, they need to have intermedia Chinese to be able to take the class and pass the AP Exam in May.  Start them in elementary school or middle school so they are ready to takw AP Chinese class, which will surpass AP German to become the third foreign language learned by US K-12 students. 

With the demand is growing in learning Chinese online and market is very local and fragmented, we have launched a sister site, www.languagesphere.com, which is for a different learning community and market place.  We added English and some other subjects lessons which we can offer online for life long learners.  Enjoy learning!

Get Ahead, Learn MANDARIN is an old article online from Time ASIA -http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/501060626/story.html, read it and let me know your feedback.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203946904574302052610981892.html?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLEForthNews#articleTabs%3Darticle

I think it is way pass the time to educate the companies about the basic of entering the Chinese market place, I was a consultant and taking large multinationals to China 15 years ago.  If any company still do not know all of those basic things before heading to China now, they might not be focusing on China, period!

It is time to learn Chinese, learn Chinese Culture, understand Chinese language and what China has done in the past three decades.

Learn Chinese Online is the way to do it since the web has provide equal opportunity to everyone with Internet access to learn and grow….

The restaurants are packed, I have visited more than 10 restaurants, none of them are empty in anyway.  Shopping malls are full, the high end, low end and mid range are packed with people.  Real estate prices are through the roof, I sold an apartment in September at 2007 Spring highest price range, and the price now is higher.  Car purchasing are back ordered for up to 6 months before delivery, my friend ordered a TOYOTA Highlander in September and it will be delivered March, 2010.

As a person living in sunny southern California, it is good to see Chinese domestic demand is picking up so much that they might be able to pull us out of the recession soon.

On wsj.com today (Nov. 13th, 2009), A Superpower Stirs, is one of the articles tittle since Obama is in Beijing now.  We can all debate about the pros and cons of China’s rise, and how it will shape the world in 21st century, one thing is for sure, learn to speak Chinese is definitely worth the trouble.  Personally, I have witness the demand for learning Chinese in the United States and globely.

Checkout the top US boarding schools like www.andover.edu and www.groton.org, you will know how many Chinese language and history classes they offer to their students.  Start learning Chinese online today, or give your kids a chance to learn……

There are many advantages of speaking Chinese, even better if you can read and write Chinese.  While the global economic crisis is continuing into its 3rd year soon, the Chinese market has been growing again since the second quarter of 2009.  One of our students just got an offer in Beijing after graduated from college in 2007, working in New York, and studied Chinese online with us for two years.

Keep up the good work of learning Chinese, your future is brighter because of it.

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop 

Learning Chinese or any other languages is a slow process, as long as you do not stop, you will achieve the results you envisioned for yourself.

www.chinesesphere.com has been in operation for 2 full school years.  We are in the process of getting our AP Chinese classes audited through College Board.  Our students age 5 - 75 years old have traveled an incredible learning journey with us, not even one of them has quit or stop learning.  Some of them can speak Chinese fluently, some can write Chinese characters, some practice calligraphy daily, some can read easy Chinese comic books, some traveled to China and being able to talk to ordinary Chinese on the street and in Hotel, and some are doing business with Chinese in Chinese.  It is the willingness to learn on our students part, makes schools like ours successful.

If you want to get to know more contemporary Chinese culture in the United States, we recommend you to watch Wong Fu Productions (http://www.wongfuproductions.com/)  short films on youtube.com.  It has stories of what everyday life is like in the United State for Asian youth.

1. Online Chinese is the most CONVENIENT way for anybody to learn, it is no longer a burden.  Anybody can take it anytime and anywhere with an internet connection.
2. Since it is convenient, students can take as many time as they have time for it.  The high FRENQUENCY is another reason the online Chinese is the best way to learn.
3. Private online Chinese sessions allow the studentS to have teachers and their own dedicated ATTENTION for 50 minutes at a time.
4. Our teachers are college graduates with Teaching Chinese as Secondary Language degree, teaching QUALITY is another major reason.
5. Lastly, you learne from the NATIVE SPEAKER who speaks perfect Mandarin.

Afrikaans - Ek het jou lief

Albanian - Te dua

Arabic - Ana behibak (to male)

Arabic - Ana behibek (to female)

Armenian - Yes kez sirumen

Bambara - M’bi fe

Bangla - Aamee tuma ke bhalo aashi

Belarusian - Ya tabe kahayu

Bisaya - Nahigugma ako kanimo

Bulgarian - Obicham te

Cambodian - Soro lahn nhee ah

Cantonese Chinese - Ngo oiy ney a

Catalan - T’estimo

Cheyenne - Ne mohotatse

Chichewa - Ndimakukonda

Corsican - Ti tengu caru (to male)

Creol - Mi aime jou

Croatian - Volim te

Czech - Miluji te

Danish - Jeg Elsker Dig

Dutch - Ik hou van jou

Esperanto - Mi amas vin

Estonian - Ma armastan sind

Ethiopian - Afgreki’

Faroese - Eg elski teg

Farsi - Doset daram

Filipino - Mahal kita

Finnish - Mina rakastan sinua

French - Je t’aime, Je t’adore

Gaelic - Ta gra agam ort

Georgian - Mikvarhar

German - Ich liebe dich

Greek - S’agapo

Gujarati - Hoo thunay prem karoo choo

Hiligaynon - Palangga ko ikaw

Hawaiian - Aloha wau ia oi

Hebrew - Ani ohev otah (to female)

Hebrew - Ani ohev et otha (to male)

Hiligaynon - Guina higugma ko ikaw

Hindi - Hum Tumhe Pyar Karte hae

Hmong - Kuv hlub koj

Hopi - Nu’ umi unangwa’ta

Hungarian - Szeretlek

Icelandic - Eg elska tig

Ilonggo - Palangga ko ikaw

Indonesian - Saya cinta padamu

Inuit - Negligevapse

Irish - Taim i’ ngra leat

Italian - Ti amo

Japanese - Aishiteru

Kannada - Naanu ninna preetisuttene

Kapampangan - Kaluguran daka

Kiswahili - Nakupenda

Konkani - Tu magel moga cho

Korean - Sarang Heyo

Latin - Te amo

Latvian - Es tevi miilu

Lebanese - Bahibak

Lithuanian - Tave myliu

Malay - Saya cintakan mu / Aku cinta padamu

Malayalam - Njan Ninne Premikunnu

Mandarin Chinese - Wo ai ni

Marathi - Me tula prem karto

Mohawk - Kanbhik

Moroccan - Ana moajaba bik

Nahuatl - Ni mits neki

Navaho - Ayor anosh’ni

Norwegian - Jeg Elsker Deg

Pandacan - Syota na kita!!

Pangasinan - Inaru Taka

Papiamento - Mi ta stimabo

Persian - Doo-set daaram

Pig Latin - Iay ovlay ouyay

Polish - Kocham Ciebie

Portuguese - Eu te amo

Romanian - Te ubesk

Russian - Ya tebya liubliu

Scot Gaelic - Tha gra\dh agam ort

Serbian - Volim te

Setswana - Ke a go rata

Sign Language - ,\,,/ (represents position of fingers when signing’I Love You’)

Sindhi - Maa tokhe pyar kendo ahyan

Sioux - Techihhila

Slovak - Lu`bim ta

Slovenian - Ljubim te

Spanish - Te quiero / Te amo

Swahili - Ninapenda wewe

Swedish - Jag alskar dig

Swiss-German - Ich lieb Di

Tagalog - Mahal kita

Taiwanese - Wa ga ei li

Tahitian - Ua Here Vau Ia Oe

Tamil - Nan unnai kathalikaraen

Telugu - Nenu ninnu premistunnanu

Thai - Chan rak khun (to male)

Thai - Phom rak khun (to female)

Turkish - Seni Seviyorum

Ukrainian - Ya tebe kahayu

Urdu - mai aap say pyaar karta hoo

Vietnamese - Anh ye^u em (to female)

Vietnamese - Em ye^u anh (to male)

Welsh - ‘Rwy’n dy garu

Yiddish - Ikh hob dikh

Yoruba - Mo ni fe

Currently,  two writing systems-traditional and simplified Chinese-are widely used in various parts of the world. Traditional Chinese, which has existed for more than 2,000 years, is written in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Learn Chinese language in a fun and interesting way that will attract students of this generation is a challenge to educators and parents. How to integrate language into their way of life that children would think its part of their learning? There are some tips for teaching Chinese Language to children at home and in the classroom.

The below simplifications will help you understand the Chinese language just a better way. Enjoy!

How are you? - Ni Hao Ma  

I love you. - Wo Ai Ni

See me ASAP - Kum Hia Nao 

Your body odor is offensive -  Yu Stin Ki Pu
 Great  - Fa Kin Su Pah

Are you trying to save electricity? - Wai So Dim
Approach me - Kum Hia
Not very good  ­- Lao Zi
A small horse - Tai Ne Po Ne
Serving drinks to people - Ten Ding Ba
Your vacation in Hawaii agrees with you - Yu Mai Te Tan
A bashful person - Shai Gai
You need a face lift - Chin Tu Fat
A stupid person - Dum Gai
Cleaning an automobile - Wa Shing Kah
There is no reason to raise your voice - Wai U Shao Ting

Simple Tips for learning Chinese language:

Learn Chinese at Home: The above notes can be paste at the refrigerator, or as a letter on each other’s table. We can communicate to home members and when learns more Chinese words, the writing can be more interesting and complicated.

Cartoons: Through watching TV program & Chinese cartoons, we can listen and expose to the language in an informal manner.

Reason 2 - Chinese is the language of nearly 1/4 of the World’s Population i.e. over 1.3 billion people speaks the Chinese Language. Speakers of Chinese not only live in China, Taiwan, and Singapore, but also spread throughout Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe, where large Chinese communities congregate. Chinese people today have been playing increasingly important roles worldwide.

Reason 3 – The demand for business people who know Chinese (Mandarin) is skyrocketing. Speaking even a little Chinese can greatly enhance your international business relations!

Reason 4 Chinese is important for your career! For students involved in international studies, China is, and will be a major player in the business world.  China will play a major role in world affairs in the future.  As China begins to open up to the West, there will be opportunities for employment in all areas. International business prefers to hire people who speak more than one language.  China is becoming a big market recently, and business people are now looking for people who can speak Chinese.

Reason 5 - Chinese is useful! Taking the course is a great opportunity to learn another language.  It is also a great experience to be able to talk to others and it can be helpful if you like to travel. Taking Chinese can actually improve your mental power by learning how to arrange your thoughts into an alternative pattern or organization. Taking Chinese helps you to understand Chinese culture, literature and history.